Re: video memory corrupted from 2.1.107

Martin Mares (mj@ucw.cz)
Sun, 23 Aug 1998 13:42:41 +0200


Hello,

> I am using Tseng ET 6100 based graphics card and XFree 3.3.2 in 32bpp mode.
>
> After upgrading from 2.1.106 to 2.1.107 I have found small bug:
>
> After some actions (sometimes IDE disk activity, sometimes SCSI disk
> activity, maybe serial & parallel ports, IP activity...) mouse pointer
> becomes randomized (instead of regular pointer I see random square).
> If after some action X restores pointer, in few minutes bug occur
> again and pointer becomes again random.
>
> >From the same versions I have problems with (version dependent -- not
> works or I see bug message) with call ioctl(1, PIO_UNISCRNMAP, table).
>
> If I have removed command containing this syscall, all seems to be
> much better (bug occur less often -- once in few hours), but not OK.
> Note: I still use setfont.

Do these bugs occur with 2.1.117?

Have a nice fortnight

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Martin `MJ' Mares   <mj@ucw.cz>   http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/
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